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politicize the tragedy in libya. after all, congressional republicans interrupted their recess not to talk about jobs, but to talk about libya. and the obama administration initially pinned the murders on a cheesy film and not where it rightly belongs. on al qaeda. we could debate the why. but why? shouldn't we just try to figure it out together? the talk back question for you today, are the deaths of americans in libya being politicized? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses later this hour. >>> if you are one of the millions of americans downloading books on your e-readers, you'll want to listen up. you could be in for some cash back on your itune or amazon accounts. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us where the money is. >> this is all stemming from a settlement back in september that happened with three book publishers. what this lawsuit is claiming is that these publishers colluded to raise e-book prices with apple. apple is appealing which is why it's not included in
politicize the tragedy in libya. after all, congressional republicans interrupted their recess not to talk about jobs, but to talk about libya. and the obama administration initially pinned the murders on a cheesy film and not where it rightly belongs. on al qaeda. we could debate the why. but why? shouldn't we just try to figure it out together? the talk back question for you today, are the deaths of americans in libya being politicized? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your...
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ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. we know who he is. we know where he is, who's got him and whether american interrogators will be able to get at him. in addition tonight, we've got new insight into just how quick liu the state department knew about the military sophistication of the actual assault. frank townsend will join us shortly. along with former cia officer bob baer. and you'll hear as well from soern john mccain. you by want to start with the suspect and a "360" exclusive. earlier reporting said access to the suspect was being blocked. intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly has learned otherwise. she joins us now. what have you heard? >> well, we've heard from a u.s. government official that the u.s. does fully intinned and expect to get access to this individual. there's a little bit of negotiating going on. there's a process in place. the fbi is expected to take the lead on this negotiation, though intelligence officials are also expected to be in the room when he's questioned. >> so it's not clear -- so fbi will take the l
ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. we know who he is. we know where he is, who's got him and whether american interrogators will be able to get at him. in addition tonight, we've got new insight into just how quick liu the state department knew about the military sophistication of the actual assault. frank townsend will join us shortly. along with former cia officer bob baer. and you'll hear as well from soern john mccain. you by want to start with the suspect and a "360"...
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he was forceful in the libya discussion. so all of these things were key points that he needed to bring up, the campaign wanted him to bring up. he didn't in the first debate. missed many of them. and he did last night, carol. >> back to you, dana. romney's biggest stumble, just one. >> reporter: >> well, you heard jesky talk abo jessica talk about the president being forceful on libya. republicans are cringing about today, they were witting for two weeks for romney to be able to get after the president because of legitimate criticism about their changing stories, problemat problemat problematic security but it all got buried under his back and forth about whether the president in the rose garden said it was an act of terror or not. and so that was problematic. one other quick thing i have to say, though, particularly three women here talking, the whole question about equal pay, he turned it into that bumper sticker twitter line, binders full of women. which i still don't really understand. and lastly, this is something that
he was forceful in the libya discussion. so all of these things were key points that he needed to bring up, the campaign wanted him to bring up. he didn't in the first debate. missed many of them. and he did last night, carol. >> back to you, dana. romney's biggest stumble, just one. >> reporter: >> well, you heard jesky talk abo jessica talk about the president being forceful on libya. republicans are cringing about today, they were witting for two weeks for romney to be able...
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diplomats in libya. but biden claims the white house didn't know about security requests. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security again. >> reporter: but the former regional security officer in libya told a congressional committee that he asked for additional security for benghazi months before the attack and was denied. it's not known for now how high up in the administration his request got. >> he was speaking directly for himself and for the president. he meant the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state department. and that's what he was talking about. >> reporter: the president's spokesman is right. typically the state department deals with security for its personnel on its own. so we rate this unclear. the vice president claims the house republicans cut funding for embassy security. >> i will be very specific. number one, this lecture on embassy security, the congressman here cut embassy secu
diplomats in libya. but biden claims the white house didn't know about security requests. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security again. >> reporter: but the former regional security officer in libya told a congressional committee that he asked for additional security for benghazi months before the attack and was denied. it's not known for now how high up in the administration his request got. >> he was speaking directly for...
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consulate in libya. romney is trying to polish his own spotty record on foreign affairs and he faces some public doubts. according to to a cnn/orc poll 52% of americans believe obama is better at handling foreign affairs. 45% say romney. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is at the virginia military institute where romney will speak in just a little over two hours. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's right. after what was widely perceived as a big victory for mitt romney on the issue of domestic policies at that first presidential debate, he's going to be going after the president on foreign policy at that speech at the virginia military institute here in lexington later on this morning. and the campaign did release some excerpts from the speech that we could look at to sort of see where he might be going with this address later on this morning. a few things to point out, carol. he's going to be going after the president as you mentioned just a few moments ago on thos
consulate in libya. romney is trying to polish his own spotty record on foreign affairs and he faces some public doubts. according to to a cnn/orc poll 52% of americans believe obama is better at handling foreign affairs. 45% say romney. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is at the virginia military institute where romney will speak in just a little over two hours. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's right. after what was widely perceived as a big...
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i think it was an issue in libya of kind of assessing the risk. the fact that you have a lot of militia groups on the scene in benghazi that have evidently not been brought into any kind of national police force or national armed forces should be sort of cautionary tale because, you know, you never know who is really running these things, what's the source of finance, what they're really after. so clearly it was a situation that required considerable security and i wish the review board for ambassador pickering, who knows a thing about overseas -- what were the options and did they do everything theyco could do? >> as you know, a lot about -- this is during the kosovo war. i'm wondering whatsoever -- whatsoever protection you had then, just anecdotally. what was it like for you guys? >> well, frankly, retrospect, we didn't have enough. we had a fence system that a large crowd of people, they were able to take down our fence, just by pushing and pulling on it. frankly, they didn't prove too tough. they had left after a few minutes, and before you k
i think it was an issue in libya of kind of assessing the risk. the fact that you have a lot of militia groups on the scene in benghazi that have evidently not been brought into any kind of national police force or national armed forces should be sort of cautionary tale because, you know, you never know who is really running these things, what's the source of finance, what they're really after. so clearly it was a situation that required considerable security and i wish the review board for...
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>> we know he was tunisian and he had left libya and gone into turkey. turkish officials detained him and turned him over to tune's authorities. now the u.s. is negotiating to have access to him, to be able to question him. >> when do you think that will happen? >> it could be a matter of weeks. something like this is a process. there are a couple of issues internally within the u.s. that need to be resolved in terms of how the fbi and intelligence agencies will work together to continue to question him. then they have to approach the tunisian authorities. a process there as well. it could be a couple of weeks. >> yesterday we reported on the e-mails that revealed the u.s. officials were aware of possible link between the benghazi attacks and an islamic military group, ansar al sharia. there were new doubts on what those e-mails reveal. can you clear that up? >> a lot of it has been the political spin on this about what the white house knew and when it came public with what it knew. the e-mails we're talking about are very specific in terms of what they
>> we know he was tunisian and he had left libya and gone into turkey. turkish officials detained him and turned him over to tune's authorities. now the u.s. is negotiating to have access to him, to be able to question him. >> when do you think that will happen? >> it could be a matter of weeks. something like this is a process. there are a couple of issues internally within the u.s. that need to be resolved in terms of how the fbi and intelligence agencies will work together...
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consulate in libya. and now the unrest in syria has also provided an opportunity for al qaeda in iraq. and in that country. so soledad both claims are true here. president obama's claim that al qaeda's core leadership has been seriously weakened, yes. but the affiliates remain active and a threat to western interests. so a little bit for both men to claim last fight. >> all right. elise labott doing a fact check for us this morning. thank you, elise, appreciate it. we're back right after this. [ male announcer ] do you have the legal protection you need? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to turn for your legal matters. maybe you want to incorporate a business you'd like to start. or protect your family with a will or living trust. legalzoom makes it easy with step-by-step help when completing your personalized document -- or you can even access an attorney to guide you along. with an "a" rating from the better business bureau legalzoom helps you get personalized and affordable legal protection.
consulate in libya. and now the unrest in syria has also provided an opportunity for al qaeda in iraq. and in that country. so soledad both claims are true here. president obama's claim that al qaeda's core leadership has been seriously weakened, yes. but the affiliates remain active and a threat to western interests. so a little bit for both men to claim last fight. >> all right. elise labott doing a fact check for us this morning. thank you, elise, appreciate it. we're back right after...
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the recent unrest in egypt and libya ginn the gop nomine a chance to draw a contrast. but experts observe taking on an couple bent president comes with fundamental disadvantages. >> i mean the president doing this day in and day out, getting the intelligence briefings, working with all of the cabinet secretaries, working with his staff. for romney, he has to learn this every day and it all seems a little bit abstract. for the president, might have been abstract four years ago. it sure isn't now. >> reporter: now, as for those new poll number it is obama campaign says that the state of the race remains what it's always been, quote, close and competitive in the key battleground states leaning toward the president. kate? >> be sure to keep tracking the polls and see just how close it is as we approach november. dan lothian with the president this evening, thanks so much, dan. >>> and go ahead. >>> foreign policy battle continues right here in the "situation room" later this hour with a top adviser from each campaign to join us live. looking forward to that. >> two senior
the recent unrest in egypt and libya ginn the gop nomine a chance to draw a contrast. but experts observe taking on an couple bent president comes with fundamental disadvantages. >> i mean the president doing this day in and day out, getting the intelligence briefings, working with all of the cabinet secretaries, working with his staff. for romney, he has to learn this every day and it all seems a little bit abstract. for the president, might have been abstract four years ago. it sure...
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we're talking about benghazi, libya. we're not talking about the consulate in cancun or paris, france. difference koconsulates of responsibility. certainly the administration should be well aware. >> i think what she said last night reflects her personal opinion and her personal upset over what happened. i think as secretary of state she does feel responsible. but i think that we can't -- we shouldn't try to parse this stoo too much. if she is responsible, she works for the president and that makes the president responsible, too. i don't think she was trying to shift responsibility away from him so much as to say she takes personal responsibility for the decision that's were made. i think it was a nuance to answer. i think certainly the president is responsible, right? any time an american, it seems to me, is killed in the line of duty in an area like that, it represents an intelligence failure. the administration is willing to say, you know, willing to share with the american people what they know when they knew it. but
we're talking about benghazi, libya. we're not talking about the consulate in cancun or paris, france. difference koconsulates of responsibility. certainly the administration should be well aware. >> i think what she said last night reflects her personal opinion and her personal upset over what happened. i think as secretary of state she does feel responsible. but i think that we can't -- we shouldn't try to parse this stoo too much. if she is responsible, she works for the president and...
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he was the lead security officer in libya who testified last week about hearing. he said as early as february he was warning he didn't have enough men. he was curtailing diplomats to get in benghazi. couldn't even move around because he didn't have enough men. and the u.s. felt it was so important in this election period to get out there. he warned having no movements of almost upwards of ten days severely limited operations in benghazi. wolf, he goes onto say i have been placed in a very difficult spot. and the security professionals warned that five armed guards, most of, you know, the other countries in benghazi at the time had about five security guards. the u.s. wanted five, sometimes there were five. sometimes there were three. and even some of these other countries pulled out of benghazi because they felt it was too dangerous. >> was there anything specific in the documents about threats to ambassador stevens? >> no specific threats to him per se. but take a look at this facebook page the committee released not only a facebook page but it was one of this ex
he was the lead security officer in libya who testified last week about hearing. he said as early as february he was warning he didn't have enough men. he was curtailing diplomats to get in benghazi. couldn't even move around because he didn't have enough men. and the u.s. felt it was so important in this election period to get out there. he warned having no movements of almost upwards of ten days severely limited operations in benghazi. wolf, he goes onto say i have been placed in a very...
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consulate in bengahzi libya, last month. as you know, heavily armed militants stormed the compound on september 11th. chris stevens and three other americans were killed. security at the embassy was modest at best. just a short time ago, this evening, secretary of state hillary clinton traveling in peru said the buck stops with her and she takes the blame for the assault. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision. >> her statement comes hours before the second presidential debate. i want to bring in elise who had that interview. this is the first time secretary clinton talked about that night in depth. what else did she tell you? >> anderson, you're right. it's the first time she talked about the attack and she ta
consulate in bengahzi libya, last month. as you know, heavily armed militants stormed the compound on september 11th. chris stevens and three other americans were killed. security at the embassy was modest at best. just a short time ago, this evening, secretary of state hillary clinton traveling in peru said the buck stops with her and she takes the blame for the assault. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the...
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ambassador to libya. romney campaign officials and gop lawmakers are hammering the obama administration over it with some even suggesting a cover-up. here's a sample of what they were saying on the sunday morning talk shows. >> inconsistencies here and what we're saying is that, you know, as americans we deserve to know what really happened going in to this attack. >> 11 years after september 11th, americans were attacked on september 11th by terrorists who preplanned to kill americans. that happened and we can't be in denial. >> they're trying to spin what happened in libya because the truth of the matter is al qaeda is alive and well and counterattacking. >> strong words. let's talk about it with a former nato allied supreme commander wesley clark, retired, of course. rich williamson, an adviser to the romney campaign. general clark, i'll start with you. has the white house been completely forthcoming in its information on libya? you hear what those republicans were saying. >> well, first of all, i'm no
ambassador to libya. romney campaign officials and gop lawmakers are hammering the obama administration over it with some even suggesting a cover-up. here's a sample of what they were saying on the sunday morning talk shows. >> inconsistencies here and what we're saying is that, you know, as americans we deserve to know what really happened going in to this attack. >> 11 years after september 11th, americans were attacked on september 11th by terrorists who preplanned to kill...
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consulate in benghazi, libya, the state department are pushing a new narrative. just ahead, what officials told jill dougherty. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. thanks. [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! [ male announcer ] try ne
consulate in benghazi, libya, the state department are pushing a new narrative. just ahead, what officials told jill dougherty. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest...
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consulate in benghazi, libya on september 11th. u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, three other americans were killed. you know that. at the time of the attack, a backlash was building over an anti-muslim video in other parts of the world. various officials in the obama administration initially said a protest outside the consulate had turned violent. tonight, though, on the eve of a congressional hearing about the security situation in benghazi, prior to the attack, a new narrative is emerging from the state department. jill dougherty joins me now. so jill, there is a question about whether there were protests outside the consulate. the state department is now saying tonight there was nothing out of the ordinary, that all was quiet before the attack took place. there was no protest. that contradicts what we've heard from other corners of the administration, even days after the attack. how can that be? >> well, anderson, you know, they did not specifically say there were no protests. i just checked what one of those officials said, and
consulate in benghazi, libya on september 11th. u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, three other americans were killed. you know that. at the time of the attack, a backlash was building over an anti-muslim video in other parts of the world. various officials in the obama administration initially said a protest outside the consulate had turned violent. tonight, though, on the eve of a congressional hearing about the security situation in benghazi, prior to the attack, a new narrative is emerging...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. just a short time ago, secretary of state hillary clinton told cnn the buck stops with her, and she takes responsibility for the assault that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. elise, you just interviewed secretary clinton. what exactly did she tell you? >> reporter: well, isha, you know there's been so much political back and forth in washington over who was responsible for the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans and even last week in the vice presidential debate, when asked about those additional requests for security that were denied, the vice president said we didn't know anything about that, and secretary clinton when i asked her about that, she said listen, this is a state department function. the state department finds the embassy security for embassies and consulates around the world and that's my state department. i have 60,000 employees and i take responsibility, isha. i think she was trying to take a little bit
consulate in benghazi, libya. just a short time ago, secretary of state hillary clinton told cnn the buck stops with her, and she takes responsibility for the assault that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. elise, you just interviewed secretary clinton. what exactly did she tell you? >> reporter: well, isha, you know there's been so much political back and forth in washington over who was responsible for the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and...
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. >> the first question and it concerns libya. >> mala has been taken over, the northern part of mala by al qaeda-type individuals. >> also a potential partner in the international community. >> the opportunities for us in latin america, we have not taken advantage of fully. >> as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i made that clear when i came into office. >> china, iran, latin america, mala, those are some of the countries discussed at monday's third debate. the question is, why. i asked richard quest, host of "quest means business." how either candidate can have an effect on the u.s. economy without dealing with europe. >> they are powerless to do anything about it. there is a reason they haven't talked about it in the debates or it's not an a issue in the campaign. they can't do anything about it. they can conjoel and berate and have some influence, but the euro zone and the european union is a trading block just almost as big as the united states. it has more people in it. so, president obama and certainly we know from tim geithner, th
. >> the first question and it concerns libya. >> mala has been taken over, the northern part of mala by al qaeda-type individuals. >> also a potential partner in the international community. >> the opportunities for us in latin america, we have not taken advantage of fully. >> as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i made that clear when i came into office. >> china, iran, latin america, mala, those are some of the...
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security officials asked for more security in libya. look, i think this has got to be the beginning of the conversation. she talks about her harrowing night. i think what we ought to -- what congress and others ought to be asking the state department is for -- are there tapes, are there tables, what is it all the documents, all of the things that led up to this night. and then she acknowledges, that harrowing night in the state department, they were on the phone through the embassy in tripoli, we want to know, what did they know? and by the way, if they were on the phone, they probably knew it wasn't from a protest, and how did that whole thing, that misunderstanding early on get had. i think this ought to be the beginning of the conversation, not the end of it. >> what do you make of her comments? >> i think that she was trying to do the things we talked about, relieve the white house of some pressure, i think it also strikes me as pretty clear, what she was saying was pretty accurate. she said, look, these were the decisions that were
security officials asked for more security in libya. look, i think this has got to be the beginning of the conversation. she talks about her harrowing night. i think what we ought to -- what congress and others ought to be asking the state department is for -- are there tapes, are there tables, what is it all the documents, all of the things that led up to this night. and then she acknowledges, that harrowing night in the state department, they were on the phone through the embassy in tripoli,...
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consulate in libya has both campaigns on the attack. disagreements on the level of security, and who is responsible. on sunday's "state of the union" with candy crowley. >> vice president biden directly contradicted the sworn testimony of the state department, in the debate the other night. >> the administration is responsible. countries that provide us consulates and missions are responsible, also, for keeping us -- keeping those people safe and secure. and an investigation is what the president and the secretary of state have asked for, so that we can understand directly all the things that happened. >> the house has already held a hearing on the attack. the senate also planning an investigation. >>> the pentagon has launched an investigation into a collision at sea between a nuclear submarine and another navy vessel. the submarine "montpelier" and the cruiser "san jacinto" came into contact saturday morning during a training exercise off the east coast. no one was hurt but no word yet on what caused this crash. >>> this just in this
consulate in libya has both campaigns on the attack. disagreements on the level of security, and who is responsible. on sunday's "state of the union" with candy crowley. >> vice president biden directly contradicted the sworn testimony of the state department, in the debate the other night. >> the administration is responsible. countries that provide us consulates and missions are responsible, also, for keeping us -- keeping those people safe and secure. and an...
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ambassador to libya saw his security manpower dwindle from 34 to 27 in july with plans to go down to seven officers in august. christopher stevens was one of four to die september 11th in a terrorist attack against the consulate in benghazi. stevens wrote in one cable about, quote, a security vacuum. the cable was part of 160 pages of documents the chair mment of the house oversight committee made public. state department officials have told cnn previously they consider the attack unprecedented, even impossible to defend, and insiders said they detected no evidence of the fact it was planned or ordered by al qaeda. the pakistani teen who was shot point blank for her outspokenness on education has send the world a message from her hospital bed. thank you. she extends her gratitude to well wishers and doctors and nurses now treating her in england. much of the world has cheered on that 15-year-old who has been able to stand and write coherent sentences after the bullet grazed her brain. the taliban said they plan on going after the girl again. >>> lance armstrong was defied in his firs
ambassador to libya saw his security manpower dwindle from 34 to 27 in july with plans to go down to seven officers in august. christopher stevens was one of four to die september 11th in a terrorist attack against the consulate in benghazi. stevens wrote in one cable about, quote, a security vacuum. the cable was part of 160 pages of documents the chair mment of the house oversight committee made public. state department officials have told cnn previously they consider the attack...
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consulate in benghazi in libya. it was a hot topic yesterday on "state of the union" with candy crowley. was there enough security and who is responsible for it. a supporter for the president says they will answer those questions but the romney side is bobbing and weaving. >> the administration is responsible. countries that provide us consulates and missions are responsible for keeping those people safe and secure and an investigation is what the president and the secretary of state have asked for so that we can understand directly all the things that happened. >> the house held a hearing on the attack. the senate is planning its own investigation. >>> a pentagon investigation is under way after a u.s. nuclear submarine collided with another vessel. navy vessel during a weekend trading exercise. the submarine "montpelier" and the cruiser "san jacinto" came into contact. both continued on their own power and no word from the navy as to the extent of the damage there. >> so you don't like to hear nuclear vessel in an
consulate in benghazi in libya. it was a hot topic yesterday on "state of the union" with candy crowley. was there enough security and who is responsible for it. a supporter for the president says they will answer those questions but the romney side is bobbing and weaving. >> the administration is responsible. countries that provide us consulates and missions are responsible for keeping those people safe and secure and an investigation is what the president and the secretary of...
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in libya, he didn't agree with the general theory of leading from behind. if we had led from the front, we would have some stronger input as to who the leadership was there. in syria, he pointed out that the president said a year ago, that assad had to go and had virtually done nothing significant in that period of time. and he ran, he condemned the president for not supporting the green movement that took place there. and on russia, he really differed with the president, because mitt romney does feel that putin has ambitions to make the russian empire another soviet union again, and the president, in his whispering asides to medvedev said -- the words were, in essence, let me get through the selection, and i will be flexible afterwards. those are four major areas that he underscored the difference on, and those are the four major areas that have to be addressed properly, if this country is going to deal with the future. >> i was struck at the softening, though. and i've covered him over the past several years, and i definitely sensed a softening. and i was
in libya, he didn't agree with the general theory of leading from behind. if we had led from the front, we would have some stronger input as to who the leadership was there. in syria, he pointed out that the president said a year ago, that assad had to go and had virtually done nothing significant in that period of time. and he ran, he condemned the president for not supporting the green movement that took place there. and on russia, he really differed with the president, because mitt romney...